💨🚧😷 The outbreak happened when a family of 3 people infected with the omicron BA.5.2 variant visited a night market in Zhejiang Province, China, in July 2022. They spent 1 hour and 4 minutes at the market.

💨🚧😷 On the evening of the outbreak, it was warm (27 degrees Centigrade), humid, and there was very little wind. Most of the market stalls had big umbrellas and it was crowded. The market had a capacity of 5,000 people.#
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💨🚧😷 Respiratory viruses are much more likely to spread indoors than outdoors, but outdoor super-spreading events can still occur if the conditions are right.

A new study describes a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak affecting 131 people at a night market. 🧵
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💨🚧😷 This study shows that super-spreading events can occur outside if the conditions are right. It’s probably a good idea to continue to wear a mask outside if the environment is crowded. 💨 🐲 (points made by Dr Zoë Hyde, Epidemiologist & biostatistician. OzSAGE scientific advisory group member. We need a #VaccinesPlus strategy for #COVID19.) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1153303/full 04 July 2023 COVIDisAirborne* 💨 🐲 #covid19 #virus #transmission #worldnewsupdates #sitreps #superspreading #events